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As Global Demand for Dairy Products Soars, Domestic Innovation is Key

HuffPost Business - From school children sipping cartons of milk in Sao Paulo to a Delhi teen downing a bowl of corn flakes for breakfast to the toddler getting her first taste of ice cream in China, World Milk Day June 1 was far more global celebration than it was when the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched it in 2001. ...Read more

Business Recorder, Pakistan - Dairy sector has the potential to contribute around USD 4-6 billion annually to Pakistan's economy, given favourable conditions and incentives that encourage investment. Chairman, Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA), Anjum M.Saleem told Business Recorder here on Saturday that Pakistan is the world's third largest milk producing country, with an annual output of approximately 37 billion liters. ...Read more

Zero-rating withdrawal feared to push packaged milk price

The News International - Pakistan, LAHORE: The change in tax regime will not only increase the cost of dairy and milk processing industry, but also raise the net price of packaged milk, Senior Vice Chairman Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA) Faisal Malik said. The industry, which presently enjoys zero-rating, will not be able to absorb the cost and inflation,... The packaged milk industry caters to all strata and any change in teh tax regime will mean that those belonging to lower socio-economic groups won't be able to buy quality milk, said Malik, who is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of Haleeb Foods Limited (HEL)....Read more

Dairy companies resume production of condensed milk

VietNamNet Bridge - Dairy producers have stepped up production of condensed milk following a slowdown in growth from 2009 to 2014. At its peak, about 312 million cans of condensed milk were being produced by domestic companies a year prior to the slowdown, while foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam produced 92 million cans a year. The growth rate for production during this period was about 10 percent a year...Read more

World Milk Day: Amul catches fancy of GenNext

The Times of India - AHMEDABAD: In 2013, Gujarat, the cradle of India's White Revolution, had beaten Punjab in milk production and emerged as the country's fourth largest milk producing state. Gujarat's milk production has risen to 269 lakh litre per day, pushing Punjab to the fifth slot with more than 261 lakh litre milk production per day...Read more